Rockwell Falls is a 10-foot waterfall on Hudson River in Saratoga County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 0.3 miles east of Hadley and roughly 35.2 miles north of Schenectady as the crow flies.
At 10 feet it is on the modest side for New York, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 50.5 feet; it ranks 174th of 184.
The Northeastern Highlands are the mountains of northern New England and the Adirondacks, with spruce-fir on the summits and northern hardwood forest of maple, beech and birch below, and countless lakes and boulder-strewn brooks. Fast mountain streams drop over granite and gneiss ledges in chains of falls and pools. Hudson River carries 7 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 70 feet.
Saratoga County holds 9 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Mill Park Falls, is under a mile away. Palmer Falls, a 70-foot dam waterfall, is about 4.9 miles away. Curtis Falls, is about 5 miles away.
Rockwell Falls is located at 43.3181° N, 73.8429° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.